"Officers approached the suspect vehicle from behind, giving the driver numerous commands to show his hands. The driver was observed making furtive movements in front of him. Officers could not see his hands. He refused numerous commands to show his hands and at one point an officer from the Elk Grove Police Department fired two shots from his duty weapon into the suspect vehicle," Ramos said.

The suspect wasdead when paramedicswere able to check on his condition. Their response was delayed, according to Ramos, because officers had torestrain two dogs that were in the suspect's car.

The CHP officer, whose identity was not released, was transported to Kaiser Permanente South and listed as being in critical condition. He was later upgraded to stable condition and said to be in "good spirits".

The southbound lanes of Highway 99 were closed until around 8 a.m. Monday morning.